Gm's or Hunter Score penalty when not harvesting animals

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Gm's or Hunter Score penalty when not harvesting animals

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well if you wound an animal and do not harvest it we only get messages from Doc, and noone really cares about those messages, I think players should get some Gm penalty for leaving animals in hunt, for example 50gms or something like that.
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All the waterflow hunters are going to hate this rule...I usually hit 60 birds and harvest 40 in 1 hour of geese hunting, I gain an average of 20 gm a Canada goose harvest, and 20 times 40 is 800gm, and if I hit 20 more birds that will fly away and never come back...that will be 20 times 50 is 1000...Meaning I will literally lose gm for being a Canadian goose hunter :roll:
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Technically, we all pay a penalty in the form of ammo - aside for ammo subscribers & complimentary 12 GA and .243 - and time.
  • 6.8 gm$ per 10/box (common ammo)
  • 6.8 gm$ per 15/quiver (cupid arrows)
  • 8.5 gm$ per 10/box (7mm-08)
  • 10.2 gm$ per 10/quiver (tracer arrows)
  • 3.4 gm$ per 20/box (10mm)
  • 2.27 gm$ per 30/box (birdshot)
  • 1.36 gm$ per 50/box (.17HMR / .22LR / .22 Pellets)
I'm probably missing some but you get the general idea.

As for a Hunterscore penalty, that wouldn't be feasible I think.
Hunterscore is more of an indicator for accomplishments rather than a de/merit system.

I'm all for promoting efficiency, but instead of penalizing bad habits, foster good habits.
Maybe have a bonus tied to Trophy values or something?
Harvest Values are sometime buggy, but trophy values seem more consistent.
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Re: Gm's or Hunter Score penalty when not harvesting animals

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Some times you are unable to harvest the animal even tho it is sat dead right in front of you, being penalized for a bug would do my head in, thumps down to this is idea.
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Harvesting wounded animals has something to do with ethics alone and this is what Doc always reminds you. The game, beside being fun, also promotes good hunting values. For real, it can take days until a wounded animal dies, this doesn't means the hunter didn't wanted to harvest it.
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Colin Walker wrote:Some times you are unable to harvest the animal even tho it is sat dead right in front of you, being penalized for a bug would do my head in, thumps down to this is idea.
Dubitabilus wrote:Technically, we all pay a penalty in the form of ammo - aside for ammo subscribers & complimentary 12 GA and .243 - and time.
  • 6.8 gm$ per 10/box (common ammo)
  • 6.8 gm$ per 15/quiver (cupid arrows)
  • 8.5 gm$ per 10/box (7mm-08)
  • 10.2 gm$ per 10/quiver (tracer arrows)
  • 3.4 gm$ per 20/box (10mm)
  • 2.27 gm$ per 30/box (birdshot)
  • 1.36 gm$ per 50/box (.17HMR / .22LR / .22 Pellets)
I'm probably missing some but you get the general idea.

As for a Hunterscore penalty, that wouldn't be feasible I think.
Hunterscore is more of an indicator for accomplishments rather than a de/merit system.

I'm all for promoting efficiency, but instead of penalizing bad habits, foster good habits.
Maybe have a bonus tied to Trophy values or something?
Harvest Values are sometime buggy, but trophy values seem more consistent.
curlyCoyote wrote:All the waterflow hunters are going to hate this rule...I usually hit 60 birds and harvest 40 in 1 hour of geese hunting, I gain an average of 20 gm a Canada goose harvest, and 20 times 40 is 800gm, and if I hit 20 more birds that will fly away and never come back...that will be 20 times 50 is 1000...Meaning I will literally lose gm for being a Canadian goose hunter :roll:
you guys are right, I didnt think about those problems an it seems really uncomfortable to get penalty at those cases
I just thought one time 50gms at one hunting session not for any nonharvested animals
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I've also thought a penalty system would be an interesting addition to the game, but I'll throw in another con--bad internet.

I sometimes get multiple disconnects in a day, and I shudder to think of the stacked penalty I would get if I had multiple animals down during a stand or tower hunt and got disconnected.
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Rather carrots you get gm$ the more the more tracks you clicked to follow a wounded animal. Dog tracking is a cheat and will just give a fraction of the sum.
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I think just displaying the number of wounded but not harvested animals on the session summary would suffice to encourage people.
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Re: Gm's or Hunter Score penalty when not harvesting animals

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Punish and punish? No way! it's a really warped idea. so, naaaah :twisted:
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